Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Thesis Statement

“There is no doubt that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can be counted as a classic among classics, and certainly a major work in American literature.”

Analysis of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The journey is full of adventures, and assumes the symbolic meaning of an initiation to life. Evil prevails on land, while the river is seen as freedom, beauty, authenticity even if sometimes presents dangers and although it is constantly threatened by widespread violence, characteristic of the period and the "frontier." Huck's attitude is always comprehensive, flexible and sensible, without this his sense of justice ...